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ISSUE 54
MAY 2015
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EDITOR'S DESK
WELCOME
Editorial
Editor:
Assistant Editor:
Editor's Secretary:
Chris Clifford
Stu Fone
Vanessa Smith
Contributors
Brian Wakeman, Malcolm V. Lowe, Steve
Abbey, Ian Grainger, Jennifer Wright, Terry
Higgins, Chris Jones, Jan P. Forsgren, Johan
Augustsson, Dr Jim Whalen, Peter Johnson
Design
Art Editor:
Group Art Editor:
Tom Bagley
Steve Donovan
Production
Production Manager:
Janet Watkins
Advertising
Commercial Director:
Ann Saundry
Group Advertising Manager: Brodie Baxter
Advertising Manager:
Tom Lee
Production Manager:
Debi McGowan
Marketing
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Marketing Manager:
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Managing Director:
Executive Chairman:
Adrian Cox
Richard Cox
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or valour in the face of the enemy’...it’s all that
needs to be said to represent the kind of bravery
and dedication to duty epitomised by Victoria Cross
recipients. So when I was e-mailed recently by the
nephew of a VC winner, a shiver went down my spine.
The message was from Jim Nicolson, whose uncle was Wing
Commander James Brindley Nicolson VC, DFC; RAF Fighter
Command's only pilot to receive the Victoria Cross. It was his
249 Squadron markings (P3576/GN-A) that were added to
Airfix’s new 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I in the March 2015 issue. Jim, a
life-long modeller, wanted to congratulate us on the content of
that edition, and to say how pleased he was to see coverage of
his relative...but he also imparted some fascinating snippets of
information. Apparently, James Nicolson had a red devil painted
on his Hurricane, although this was missing from the after-
market decals used on our model...but more about that later.
Another nugget was that Airfix’s last re-issue of its original
Gloster Gladiator kit offered a pre-war livery for an individual
aircraft also flown by James Nicolson, that of 72 Squadron's
K6142. The final link in this interesting tale is that Nicolson also
flew K9942, the oldest surviving Spitfire, now displayed
at the RAF Museum Cosford...what a great modelling theme,
and I’ve resolved to build all three of the aforementioned
aircraft in the future, in my own small tribute.
Back to that red devil though; the main reason it was not
included on the decal sheet is, almost certainly, that no
photographs of the actual artwork on Nicolson’s Hurricane have
been published thus far. If any of you have ever seen a period
photo with it in situ, or you have any other information on ‘Old
Nick’ in this respect (or the possible artist) please do contact me
via the e-mail address below. Who knows what’s lurking in a loft
or dusty, long-ignored archive somewhere?
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CONTENTS
INSIDE
REGULARS
06
News
The latest happenings in the world of
plastic modelling.
73
COMPETITION
Win Flying Legends
tickets!
10
Show Scene
A comprehensive and up-to-date
calendar of model-related events.
42
Your Airfix
Readers get the chance to
showcase their own Airfix builds.
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Spitfire PR.XIX or Gloster Gladiator
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Mk.I when you subscribe to
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On the shelf
Sixteen pages of reviews bring you
the latest modelling products.
114
Kit Court
Put forward your case to
AMW,
as to
,
why a particular ‘missing’ kit subject
should be made available.
14
INTERMEDIATE BUILD
METEOR F.4
28
INTERMEDIATE BUILD
JAGDPANZER IV/70(V) LANG
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68
BASIC BUILD
JAS-39C GRIPEN
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CONTENTS
INSIDE
46
EXCLUSIVE BUILD
BEAUFIGHTER Mk.X
FEATURES
14
Intermediate build –
Meteor Maestro
AMW
welcomes
Brian Wakeman, who
makes a beautiful job of HK Models’
1/32
Gloster Meteor F.4.
22
In Focus
–
Meteor F.4
Malcolm V. Lowe details the career of the Meteor’s F.4 sub-type, and offers
splendid period imagery.
26
Test-Shot Preview –
Revell 1/32 Fw 190F-8
This important new kit is appraised out of the box by
AMW
stalwart Steve Abbey.
28
Intermediate Build –
Teutonic Tank-Hunter
Tamiya’s all-new (and very welcome) 1/35 Jagdpanzer IV/70(V) Lang gets the
Steve Abbey treatment.
34
Intermediate build –
MP-Fwoar!
Race car builds don’t come much better than Ian Grainger’s rendition of
Fujimi’s 1/24 McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
43
Beaufighter Mk.X supplement!
We offer a test-shot build of Airfix’s stunning new Beaufighter
Mk.X by Jen Wright, and fascinating history text, period
photos, colour profiles and scale drawings from Terry Higgins.
66
Out and About –
Huddersfield Show 2015
Assistant Editor Stu Fone witnesses fine modelling at this Yorkshire event.
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68
Basic build –
Czech Tiger
Revell’s all-new 1/72 Gripen C lightweight fighter kit is built by Chris Jones.
74
In Focus –
Saab Gripen
Jan P Forsgren provides a snapshot of Saab’s Gripen, with useful reference photos.
.
76
Intermediate build –
Joy Ride!
The steampunk genre is explored by Johan Augustsson, who does a superb
job with MDC’s ‘Harriet on a Bike’ figure.
82
Out and About –
North Devon Model
Society show 2015
Malcolm V. Lowe reports on this group’s successful inaugural exhibition.
76
INTERMEDIATE BUILD
HARRIET ON A BIKE
84
Skills School –
Car engine detailing
Adding extra embellishment to the engine can lift a car build to another level.
Dr Jim Whalen shows us how.
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